Railway-tie.



S. T. STRATTON.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION IILED NOV 14, 1911,

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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STEUBEN '1. STBATTON. OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

FIAILWAY-TIE.

Patented Feb. 18,1913.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, Srnonnn T. STRAT- TON, citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Prairie. in the county of Dallas and State of 'l'exas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Railway-'lics, of which the :t'ollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in railway ties.

The object of the invention is to provide a' metallic tie having a portion filled with a plastic material and hollow end portions t ,g'ether with a supporting and abutment wall at each end.

.J tmong other features are; the provision of a fastening plate and hugs integral Willi the body of the tie for holding the plate against-iflisplaceinent; the provision of rail ciishions; and the provision of means for fastening the tie on bridge stringers.

Finally the object of the invention is to provideia tie that will be strong, durable, ellicient and coin niratively simpl: andv inexpensive to construct, also one n which the several parts will not be likely to get Jill of working order.

\Vith the above and other objects in View the invention has relation to certain novel features of construction and operation, an example of which .is described in the lollowing specification and illustrated in the accoi'npanying drawing. wherein: I

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of the tie, Fig. '2 a perspective view of one end of the tie, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the upper portion of a. bridge showing the tie in position thereon, and Fig. *lis an end elevation of the same.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the body of a metallic tie having a continuous top wall and solid side walls and partial bottom walls 2, whereby the tie is made hollow and open at each end.

Near each end and on the upper surface of the tie an integral jaw is jin'ovided and eX- tend'ed transversely of the tie. These jaws are each shaped to receive the inner base portion of a rail, thus beinp oppositely directed. Between each jaw and the adjacent end of the tie a loadis formed on the top of the tie. These lugs each have a width less than that of the tie and are arranged centrally of the tie. lilac-h lug has its inner side out inward at an ano'le so as to provide an overhanging lip 5 directed toward the adjacent jaw.

Between each jaw and lug a plate 6 of cushioning material is placed on the tie and the rail is disposed upon this plate with its inner side engaged in the jaw. For fastening the rails in place, fastening plates 7 are provided. Each plate has one end shaped to fit over the outer base portion of the rail; while its opposite end is how ed to snugly engage under the lip of the lug as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Each plate has a Width less than that of the tie and fits between lugs 8 which are flush with the sides of the tie. For fastening the plates each is provided with belt holes which registcrLwith holes in the plates 6 and the top wall of the tie. Bolts 9 passed through the parts mav be fastened as shown in Fig. 1 or reversed.

first placed in position and the rails then slid into place transversely of the tie.

'At each end of the tie a vertical supporting and abutment wall 10 is provided within the tie. 'lhese walls extend transversely of the tie and are located so that one will stand under the outer edge of: the base of the rails. The bottom walls are extended inward beyond these walls 10 as shown in Fig. 1, whereby pockets are formed under the jaws 3. Between the walls 2 the. bottom of the tie is open.

One ol the important Features of this invention is the core or filling of plastic material. As shown in Fig. 1 the tie between the walls 10 is filled with a plastic material 1.1 such as cement. This material being deposited in the pockets before referred to is locked in place. However as an additional fastening means rods 12 are passed transversely through the plastic material and secured in the side walls of-the tie. The plastie material is finished oft flush withthe lower edges of the side walls between the bottom walls 2 and is also flush with the under surfaces of said walls 2.

It is obvious that the ends of the ties are open thus giving access to the bolts 9; while the entire central portion of the body of the this material is extended under the rails where the greatest load is carried.

As a means of fastening the tie to stringers of a bridge, cars 14 are provided on the under sides of the bottom walls 2. These ears are arranged in pairs soas to engage on opposite sides of the stringers if as shown in l Fig. -t.

It is to be understood that the plates 7 are tie is reinforced by the plastic material and t liolts 16 passed through the ears and WttllS, the plastic material tei'minating at the st-Yihgers are employed to fasten. the tie the JQL'dCAl Walls, rail tustei'ung lugs intein place. 1V1 en the tie is used 011. a road bed the ears are embedded therein. By mmhgmg the eushlon plate under plates '4 top wall of the body :11 'unged in pairs, the

is Well as the rails it is better held in posi lugs of each pair being on opposite sides of 'tio i. l the vertical Wall therebelow, and retaining What 1 612.1111 15: H lugs integral with the top Wall-at sides of I'm a composite Ymlioad tie, a m tallic the bocly and associated with one of the lugs body having integral top and Side Walls, a of pairs of lugs first named.

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